COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Rhode Island
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Rhode Island
North Carolina is 874% larger than Rhode Island. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $15,408 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
NORTH CAROLINARHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4041,101,801+874% vs Rhode Island
Population density2211,066−845
Population growth9.5%4.3%+5.2 pts
Median age39.140.6−1.5
Male48.9%49.1%−0.2 pts
Female51.1%50.9%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born9.1%15.3%−6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%68.0%−8.0 pts
Black20.0%4.9%+15.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%17.7%−6.4 pts
Asian3.3%3.5%−0.2 pts
Other5.4%5.9%−0.5 pts
Median household income$72,388$87,796−$15,408
Per capita income$41,385$47,150−$5,765
Poverty rate13.0%11.2%+1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.461+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%37.7%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree13.5%15.4%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.8%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation62.8%65.0%−2.3 pts
Median home value$288,900$404,200−$115,300
Median gross rent$1,228$1,342−$114
Owner-occupied66.6%63.6%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%9.1%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%45.4%−0.7 pts
Average commute25.125.5−0.4
Worked from home16.3%13.0%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.7%−1.1 pts
Uninsured9.9%4.4%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024